Pigs might fly: 那太不可能了!
汉语里,若觉得某一建议荒诞、离奇或根本不可能实现,我们常常会反讥对方:“啊,除非太阳从西边出来!”。英语中,类似的意思可用俚语“There's a pig flying by!”(字面意:猪飞了起来)来表达。 很明显,除非发生奇迹,否则笨笨的猪肯定飞不起来,换言之,“你所说的绝对不可能发生。”据辞源介绍,俚语Pigs might fly或There's a pig flying by源于苏格兰谚语“Pigs fly in the air with their tails forward”(字面意:猪在空中倒着飞;比喻意:绝对不可能发生)。谚语认为:即使发生奇迹,猪飞了起来,但若让猪倒着飞,那肯定百分之一百实现不了。 下次若朋友提出什么荒诞建议,您可以大手一挥朝向窗户,随声惊呼:“Look! There's a pig flying by!”
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